The book publishes a course of lectures by the classic of French and world sociology Emile Durkheim (1858–1917), which he read at the universities of Bordeaux and Paris. This is one of Durkheim's most important texts devoted to moral and pedagogical issues. The course of lectures was first published in France in 1925 and received worldwide recognition and wide popularity. The entire book is being published in Russian for the first time and is accompanied by an introductory article and notes. The publication is addressed to sociologists, philosophers, teachers, as well as a wide range of readers who are in one way or another in contact with issues of public morality, upbringing and education. The publishing layout is preserved in PDF A4 format.< /p>